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Get Ted Dead (Gloomwood Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Ross Young (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 107 ratings
Teddington Rex is living his best life, star of the daily chat show and darling of the social elite. There's just one problem, his life is the only one there is... everyone else here is dead.

Augustan Blunt has been fired and humiliated in front of the whole city, but a mysterious stranger has a job for him. All Blunt has to do is find someone living in the afterlife. It's an impossible task, but he's got nothing better to do, and it isn't as if anyone else is going to employ him.

The Grim Reaper isn't feeling himself. He isn't feeling anyone else either, but he's never been accused of being 'handsy'. Something is wrong in the city of Gloomwood.

The dead are coming to life, toys are causing problems, and an old friend has turned up in town.

Whatever happens everyone seems to have the same goal.

Get Ted Dead.
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  1. Book 2 of 4
    Gloomwood
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    357 pages
  3. Language
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  4. Publication date
    November 30, 2020
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The Devil is coming to town and he's going on a bear hunt
Welcome to the afterlife where the living ain't easy

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08NW7HGCC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sulk Media
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 30, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 357 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 2 of 4 ‏ : ‎ Gloomwood
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 107 ratings

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Ross Young

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Ross Young was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in a hospital that has since been knocked down. He spent his childhood in a variety of international locales and uses this fact to affect an air of the windswept and interesting, badly. He enjoys diving and travelling and has lived and worked in various interesting places.

Dead Heads is his debut novel and forms part of a series of books set in the city of Gloomwood. He does not write from experience as, despite his appearance and demeanour, he is not dead. You can find him @rossyoungsulk on twitter.

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Customers enjoy the book's surrealist satire style, with one review noting it leaves readers constantly chuckling. The book features interesting characters, with one customer specifically mentioning the new characters Twist and Morgarth.

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Customers enjoy the book's humor, particularly its surrealist satire and afterlife adventures, with one customer noting it leaves readers constantly chuckling.

"...This sequel is a dark, wry, surrealist satire saturated with social commentary and corporate mockery—part detective noir and part paranormal fantasy...." Read more

"Unique world, interesting characters, entertaining and it mostly works. Not perfect, but often amusing and it kept me engrossed...." Read more

"...Its a. Noir/mystery/dark humor mash up that leaves the reader constantly chuckling...." Read more

"...Ross needs an editor. But, his stories are wonderful. I won’t read anymore though because I can’t spend money on unedited writing...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning the addition of new characters like Twist and Morgarth.

"Unique world, interesting characters, entertaining and it mostly works. Not perfect, but often amusing and it kept me engrossed...." Read more

"...No spoilers. New characters like Twist and Morgarth. Fall in step with familiar characters like Petal and Leighton...." Read more

"Another fun book set in Gloomwood. It's full of quirky characters and even quirkier situations that make Ross Young's fictional city in the..." Read more

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  • HS
    5.0 out of 5 stars A dark, wry, surrealist satire—brilliant and exhilarating
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020
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    The Heir of Pratchett strikes again! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. If dry British humor were a person, it’d be Ross Young.

    GET TED DEAD is the second book in the remarkable Gloomwood series, and it’s even better than the first (and I obsessed over DEAD HEADS). This sequel is a dark, wry, surrealist satire saturated with social commentary and corporate mockery—part detective noir and part paranormal fantasy. It’s exceedingly clever and dangerously witty with multiple POVs that illustrate this urban afterlife. Young is too smart for his own good—and certainly for his characters’ own goods.

    We return to Gloomwood, and the homecoming feels so freakin’ awesome. Augustan Blunt has a new case, but there’s animosity against him, and he’s as endearingly curmudgeonly as ever. See, Teddington Rex is a famous chat show star, but he’s also the one living soul in this city of the dead. When his “condition” is discovered, all hell breaks loose (quite literally).

    Young includes a whole host of new characters—all excellent additions to the cast (Morgarth is my favorite). There’s also more of Grim (the Grim Reaper), which I LOVE. The dynamic between him and Beezy (Beelzebub, the Devil) is exquisite—akin to sibling rivalry with higher stakes and disastrous ramifications.

    The story is hilarious and fastidiously realized. Quick darts of humor propel the most intricate portrayal of death that I’ve ever read. Think MONTY PYTHON × GOOD OMENS × OFFICE SPACE in terms of genre and style. I have never laughed so hard while reading before—nothing is sacred and everything’s fair game. Also, the ending is EXHILARATING! No spoilers, but it is every definition of epic. Suffice to say, it’s brilliant.

    Viva la resurrection!
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  • Gatorgus
    4.0 out of 5 stars Uniquely entertaining
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2023
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    Unique world, interesting characters, entertaining and it mostly works.

    Not perfect, but often amusing and it kept me engrossed. I will certainly read the next i the series.
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  • Aeryn Boleyn
    5.0 out of 5 stars When I die, I’d like to go to Gloomwood.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2021
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    Seems easy enough to get into, as well.
    We are finally told what the requirements are in this delightfully unique follow up to the excellent original!

    No spoilers. New characters like Twist and Morgarth. Fall in step with familiar characters like Petal and Leighton. There really wasn’t enough Sarah VonFaber... hopefully that will be rectified in the third book!

    Its a. Noir/mystery/dark humor mash up that leaves the reader constantly chuckling. I’m going to have a grin on my face for days thinking back on the jokes and puns, and the dryly related reality of bureaucracy.

    Also T-Rex arms are never not funny!

    For fans of Beetlejuice, The Good Place, Neil Gaiman and the like.

    Bravo Mr. Young!
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  • Eworsley
    3.0 out of 5 stars still needs editing
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2023
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    So many grammatical errors, wrong and missing words, etc. Ross needs an editor. But, his stories are wonderful. I won’t read anymore though because I can’t spend money on unedited writing. Please, Ross, get an editor!
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  • JW
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny afterlife adventures
    Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2022
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    Another fun book set in Gloomwood. It's full of quirky characters and even quirkier situations that make Ross Young's fictional city in the afterlife an interesting and amusing place.
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  • Lavendar Lilly
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fans of Good Omens will likely love this book!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2021
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    Like the first book in the Gloomwood series (Dead Heads), Get Ted Dead is fun, dark, and delightfully snarky. In this book, a teddy bear with a popular talk show in the afterlife is hiding a secret. A disgraced Detective Blunt is hired to find the only living soul in Gloomwood. A demon torturer from hell named Morgrath dons a T-Rex costume and travels to a supermarket in Gloomwood with her own mission. As you can tell from these examples, this book is a riot with humor much like you’d find in Good Omens. Highly recommended for those who appreciate the zany.
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  • Naomi Raven
    5.0 out of 5 stars He's not supposed to be there!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2021
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    Ted is in Gloomwood but he's not dead. Ross young writes books that will make you laugh while you try to figure out the mystery. With Detective Blunt on the job helping Death what could go wrong or do I mean right?
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  • Joan I. Wendland
    5.0 out of 5 stars A rare case of the sequel being better
    Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2021
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    If you enjoyed Dead Heads you’ll love the sequel Get Ted Dead. Detective Blunt returns to deal with an even thornier problem along with all your favorite characters from the original. Add in the devil himself and a collection of demons and hilarity ensues.
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  • Demi
    5.0 out of 5 stars As Witty as the First Book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2021
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    After enjoying the first book in the Gloomwood series, I quickly purchased and devoured this just as witty sequel.
    I take my hat off to the author who manages to weave some brilliant twists into the tale without causing confusion among the various characters, each of whom are incredibly individual in their own quirky right.
    Written with humour as dry as the Grim Reaper's humerus bone, Get Ted Dead has left me looking forward to more from Blunt, Grim, Beezy and their entourage of weird folk.
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  • Evelyn Chartres
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fans will get a kick of seeing the world they knew get turned upside down!
    Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2022
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    Get Ted Dead is a post-mortal urban fantasy written by independent author Ross Young. This is the second book in the Gloomwood series and starts off a few months after Dead Heads ends.

    All the old characters are back in play. Time has not stood still in Gloomwood, attracting the attention of outside forces. For those of you familiar with the Beezy and Grim comics, you may guess who's the lead instigator.

    Like its predecessor, this novel covers multiple points of view. This story is more complex and nuanced, offering a fresh perspective on a dead world. Readers are rewarded with hints of other afterlives, more about the reapers, and what's the deal with that teddy bear.

    Get Ted Dead is a quick read that maintains the comedic standard of its predecessor. Fans of the original story will get a kick of seeing the world they knew get turned upside down.

    Thirsty for more? Dead Festive is out now!
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  • Georgina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not dead Ted
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2020
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    What a joy to revisit Gloomwood and its inhabitants. Detective Blunt must once again help the enigmatic Grim , to save Gloomwood from destruction . Ted must die. Add to this a fluffy force and Beezy ,mixed with an assortment of characters that have escaped from the mind of Ross Young, and you have an hilarious tale from the afterlife.
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